wickedness

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wickedness  /ˈwɪ kəd nəs/ ? Meaning of "wickedness"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) morally objectionable behavior
  2. (n) absence of moral or spiritual values
  3. (n) the quality of being wicked
  4. (n) estrangement from god
  5. (n) the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions

Synonym(s)

immorality, iniquity, loathsomeness, lousiness, repulsiveness, sliminess

Usage(s):

  1. The Death of the Heart: Ironic comedy as well as tragedy, The Death of the Heart tells a story as old as wickedness: the world's betrayal of innocence.
  2. Where the social group withdraws its approval from drinking, it becomes either a solitary vice or a wickedness covertly shared with a few boon companions.
  3. A DEAD END With the reward he got for his wickedness, Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong, his body burst open and all his intestines spilled out.

Quotes

  1. "I'd never hired an attorney in my life," Parker told Le Parisien, "And then all of a sudden, within two weeks, there are three totally false charges brought out......What shocked me the most was the wickedness of people. Without a doubt, I'm...
    on Feb 11, 2008 By: Tony Parker Source: ConnieTalk (blog)

  2. In his victor's statement yesterday, Mr Kadare said: "I am a writer from the Balkan Fringe, a part of Europe which has long been notorious exclusively for news of human wickedness. My firm hope is that European and world opinion henceforth realise...
    on Jun 3, 2005 By: Ismail Kadare Source: guardian.co.uk

  3. "What is happening in Jos has taken the coloration of sheer wickedness and man's inhumanity to man," Jonathan said. "There's absolutely no justification for this."
    on Jan 21, 2010 By: Goodluck Jonathan Source: Bloomberg

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